Empowered Aerial Fitness

What dancers say

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  Noelle Crouchley

  Google

  · 2mo ago· 4 reviews

  Truly one of the best hidden gems in Fairfield county. Since I joined Empowered over 2 years ago, I have received nothing but the best aerial fitness training. The owner, Aileen, has created such an incredible community of aspiring aerialists, supportive instructors, and helpful staff. Every time I walk into the studio I am greeted with a smile. Joining empowered truly changed my life for the better! ❤️

  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  Thank you Noelle! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and even more we appreciate YOU!

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  Agne Damidaviciute

  Google

  · 2mo ago· 3 reviews

  I’ve been EAF’s happy member since 2020! Tried various classes offered. Love the clean and modern studio, the instructors and the owner.

  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  Agne, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts! We are so grateful for you and your continued support over the years…have you really been with us for almost 6 years? Many, many thanks and I hope we continue to live up to your expectations for at least 6 more years!

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  Charlee Grady

  Google

  · 3mo ago· 6 reviews

  I had a terrific experience at Empowered Aerial Fitness! It was such a welcoming and supportive environment from the moment I walked in. I truly can’t say enough about how kind and professional the staff were. Tara, the instructor for the beginner aerial yoga class, was a phenomenal teacher. She was incredibly present and observant with each student, offering thoughtful guidance while making the class uplifting, empowering, and relaxing. The owner, Eileen, was also very kind and I could tell she truly cares deeply about her clients and the overall experience she creates. I highly recommend Empowered Aerial Fitness!

  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  Charlee it was such a pleasure to have you come dance with us! I am thrilled to hear that your experience matched our expectations for you! We are truly building a community of happy confident movers, 1 person at a time! Come back ASAP! Many thanks! 🙏🏻

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  Damaris Beltran

  Google

  · 9mo ago· 7 reviews

  I absolutely fell in love with Empowered Aerial Fitness from the very first class. It’s the FIRST place I ever started going to consistently on my own, not waiting for friends to join.. simply because I genuinely enjoy it that much and was eager to go back! The environment is welcoming, empowering, and full of the most amazing, supportive, and badass people. Every instructor brings great energy, and I always leave class feeling stronger and more confident. I’m constantly recommending it to my friends and family! It’s truly a special place. So grateful I found this studio!

  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  It is US who are grateful that you found us! We truly strive to make sure everyone in our community feels welcomed, respected, and empowered to move how they want and love their movement. I am thrilled to hear that you are enjoying your time with us and honored to be a part of your journey. Can't wait to see all of your progress!

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  GLAM Hippie EKG

  Google

  · 11mo ago· 5 reviews

  I had the best experience taking the aerial yoga class. Such a great activity on a Sunday! The instructor really took the time to explain and demonstrated well and was very encouraging. The environment was very welcoming and everyone in class was very supportive of eachother. I learned so many cool new ways to move and use my strength and flexibility. It's a fun space and great environment. I will definitely be back!

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  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. We want you to have the best experience and amaze yourSELF, so we are thrilled to hear you had a great time! Looking forward to many more!

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  Eireen Molchanova

  Google

  · 11mo ago· 6 reviews

  ❗️Answer: pleace show me on video where i acted unsafe during class? I wanna see it as i did nothing different from others. Why your teacher making fantasies. Thats even funny to read. And from where she decided that i was unhappy? Did she asked me how i feel? No. Did she asked me if i was happy ? No! So how she can make decisions on me if i was happy or not? What gave her reason to think i was unhappy? But let’s go deeper into it beca For real i had a reson to be but even through this i tried to stay positive and just doing class. That test definitely been rude and unhappy from the second i came in . I came and started trying hammock as everyone does. And i was saying nothing just trying and teacher told me very rude and unhappy “IM not gonna go up and adjust it for you!!” I was confused as i didn’t asked her noth. I told very very nicely “ thank you but i don’t need you to adjust it. I’m just trying out as last time it been to low and Ive been bumping my head to floor” then other came and one regular client as i understood started doing same. Trying hammock and teacher without her asking moved leather to her and adjusted it for her. When ive been told im not gonna do it for you (when i even didn’t asked her for) . Other teacher i had class with was amazing she was happy person with good energy whole class. This time energy was really down and teacher face was mad whole the time. So what it has about me? Who decided that ive been unhappy? As even there been not happy energy i tried to stay positive and do what i need to do. And please show me how i acted unsafe?😄. I really wanna see it . What i did unsafe it’s unreal interesting for me! As i fid nothing different from what teatcher told us to do. And if she’s so unhappy to come and do class. It doesn’t give her a reason to act and pour her negativity in there. But yeah i see just fantasies in her head about me because there been no difference in what i did and others. About any email i had no email from you the day i missed class. I just double checked and i have only respond to my review. About dry hands. I asked how i can pay for it? Kind of expecting teacher to come and I will pay her. She told me to just write down name on paper. So i did ( i wrote it in review but i can’t see it) About day of when ive been late yes ive been very very sad that i was not allowed to come in and i told why before. So as i understand now when no one sitting there teatchers may sometimes let girls get in that what i see. And when there is someone sitting they control it so ive been very sad and disappointed because yes there been exceptions. And yes please provide me proof where i acted unsafe and wasnt following instructions and others been great whole time. As i don’t remember even a second I’ve been doing something different. You also said here or email. Why i didn’t talked to you on a parking? How is it possible if i never ever saw owner i don’t know how ovner looks. Just to come to anyone at the parking and ask who they are? I never do so. That was impossible for me to talk to someone i never saw before how i can know exactly to whom i need to talk? In this place everyone respects each other’s? I didn’t felt respect to me my last time. Or happy pleasant atmosphere. And do not feel respect now when some teatcher who been unhappy whole class say me that i was unhappy? When i was same as everyone. Say me that i was not following instructions? Where? I wanna see it. Snd compare to others that day . What i see i see a place who’s very happy for people to be late as they make money on it. I don’t see place where they take care of people. Did i ever fight with someone? Or said something bad? No! I left very sad and unhappy but just left. Also what do you mean i have no shows before? Or you have nothing to say but you need to defend yourself somehow or what is it? I never had no shows i just checked all my bookings i don’t have nothing like that i visited all my booked classes . I don’t know what it shows on your side if it does but on my side i have no missed bookings .

  Response from Empowered Aerial Fitness

  Eireen/Iryna, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I’m happy to know you loved the studio, staff and classes so much, but I understand you do not accept our policies. I emailed you privately 5/7/25 detailing my reasons for asking you not to return to my business. Since you prefer to communicate publicly, I will comply. On 5/2/25 and 5/5/25, you did not show up for your reserved classes. On 5/7, you arrived just over 15 minutes late to class. We have a 5 minute late policy which is posted in writing on our door, walls, ClassPass, all communications, and our website. Late arrival is not only a disrespectful distraction to those who arrived early/on time, it is a basic matter of safety and liability in an aerial arts studio. We do allow people into their spot in class up to 5 minute late, but not beyond, without exception. On 5/7 when I arrived just after you left, my desk staff was visibly upset. On video, you argued with her for 2 minutes: you said you were delayed behind a school bus at 6:15 pm; threatened to enter class anyway when she explained you couldn't; and told her "I will take this class, I can't miss this class!" When you attempted to slam the door shut with both hands, the hydraulic door closer prevented a loud noise. Your words and actions were disrespectful and argumentative. She told you I was in the parking lot, so you could speak to me. We made eye contact, but you chose not to address me directly. I emailed you and ClassPass immediately outlining this behavior and respectfully asked that you not return. You never responded to or reached out to me. On the morning of 5/8/25 you took another class. That evening, unaware of any issue, that staff member reached out to me unprompted to say you had behaved unsafely, disregarded instructions, and seemed very unhappy during/with class. ClassPass removed Empowered Aerial Fitness from your options, and on 5/9 you reached out to a 3rd staff member who was unaware of any of this, with a long message accusing us of unfairness, disrespect, etc. Yet still you had not reached out to me, the owner. I want to be clear: we do not allow entry into any class 15 minutes late, we do not accept people behaving disrespectfully to staff or students, and we do not allow unsafe behavior or ignoring staff instructions. We are a small, happy community of movers. We operate on mutual respect for each other and the policies that keep us safe. While you accused us of treating ClassPass students poorly, we have a 4.9/5.0 rating on ClassPass with over 2500 reviews. I am truly sorry you did not have the experience I intend for my customers to have. I believe it is the people who are struggling who need us the most! However, based on events to date, I stand by my request that you pursue your aerial fitness goals at another studio that is more aligned with your needs and expectations. One more note: I understand that you took a bottle of Dry Hands and signed the page where students with credit cards on file can sign for merchandise. You told my instructor that you expected someone to contact you for payment, but we have no way to contact you when you don’t respond to emails. As I said in the email, please keep it, no problem.